M 3.5 earthquake – 24 km ENE of Karibib, Namibia
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Local time: Mar 2, 2019 · 23:20 (UTC+2)
MinorShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.5local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -21.850, 16.04989 km from Okahandja
- Energy released
- 2.7 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.0max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 189USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on May 25, 2018.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 2.7 tons of TNT, 178 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Namibia.
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- 5.0 73 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 24, 2018
- 5.0 58 km SE of Rehoboth, Namibia Dec 23, 1992
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- 4.9 65 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 24, 2021
- 4.8 72 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 25, 2018